University of Madras BBM/BMS Courses & Fees 2026

Yes, Madras University admissions are open for some of the programmes. Interested students can apply online for admissions. The university offers both merit and entrance-based admissions.

Madras University generally does not offer direct admissions. Students have to clear the admission rounds to get a seat. However, the affiliated colleges may have the provision of direct entry.

Madras University admissions are both merit and entrance-based. For admission to courses such as MBA, MCA, BArch, etc., the university accepts scores of entrance exams such as TANCET and NATA. Further, admission to courses such as MA, MSc, MCom, etc., admissions are offered based on scores of last qualifying exam. To secure a seat at UG & PG courses at Madras University, candidates have to go through the following selection process:

1. Application Process
2. Selection Rounds (Direct/ entrance-based)
3. Counselling process/ Merit list release

Yes, the University has a dedicated placement cell. The 2023 placement session concluded with 468 PG (2-year) and 21 PG (3-year) students placed. Further, the highest median package stood at INR 3.89 LPA. The table below mentions the Madras University placement trends from 2021 to 2023:

NOTE: The above placement data is fetched from the NIRF report 2024.

Tabulated below are the median salary offered at Univeristy of Madras between 2023 and 2025:

Note: The above mentioned data are gathered from the NIRF report 2026. 

The palecements at University of Madras are decent. The key highlights recorded during the last three years are presented in the table below:

NOTE: The data above has been taken from the NIRF Report 2026.

According to the University of Madras NIRF report, 516 PG 2 year students were placed in 2026. In PG 3 year program, 9 students got placements. Have a look at the table below to know more about the number of students placed during University of Madras placements in the past years:

NOTE: The data above has been taken from the NIRF Report 2026.

Madras University admission chances depend on the programme and specialisation. Some courses, such as MBA, MCA, and BTech have higher competition. But other courses are easy to get a seat in. Students can expect moderate difficulty level for admissions.

Madras University offers Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) admissions through TNEA scores. Candidates who meet the cutoff are called for the round-wise TNEA counselling. As per Madras University cutoff 2021, the TNEA closing rank for Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) was 613 for General category All India Quota candidates. Tabulated below are the previous year's closing ranks for Madras University BArch admissions:

University of Madras is yet to release its course wise data for placements 2025. The table below provides the placement highlights as per the NIRF Report 2026:

Univerity of Madras is a state public university in Chennai. Madras University has also been recognised by the UGC. It ahs been ranked 38th under "University" category, 68th under "Overall" category & 18th under "State Public Universities" by NIRF 2025. BTech & MBA are the flagship courses of the university. Overall, it is a very good university in terms of rankings, infrastructure, faculty, etc.

Last year, Madras University admissions started in April and opened till June. As per the estimation based on last year's schedule, it's expected that the application portal will be open around the same period for 2024 admissions as well. Candidates can check out the following dates to get a better idea:

University of Madras offers various UG PG Diploma and Doctoral courses in popular streams such as Science Engineering Management Humanities Medical etc. Candidates may have to pay a certain amount of fee after getting selected for the respective courses. Find below the Madras University fees for some of the popular courses:

Note: This above mentioned fees has been taken from the official website and is subject to change.

Madras University has a good network of recruiters. Some of the leading companies that visit the University of Madras for placements are tabulated below:

No, the University is yet to release its placement highlights for the year 2025. However, the NIRF Report 2026 is out. Refer to the data tabulated below to know more:

NOTE: The data tabulated above has been taken from the NIRF Report 2026. 

To submit the Madras University application form, candidates must pay the application fee within the due date. The fee payment can be done via online mode through credit card/debit card/net banking. Further, the course-wise application fees is mentioned in the table given below:

NOTE: The fee mentioned here is as per past years’ data, hence is indicative.

Candidates can access the TANCET admit card login portal for admit card download until the exam date. Typically, the exam date lies within 10 days of the admit card issuance date.